My OpenLearn Profile
Personalise your OpenLearn profile, save your favourite content and get recognition for your learning
Free course
Language and creativity
Free statement of participation on completion
This free course is an introduction to the relationship between language and creativity, to the roles that linguistic creativity plays in culture and society, and to the different approaches to its study.
Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
- understand key issues in the relationship between language and creativity
- understand some of the different ways that linguistic creativity can be studied
- understand the importance of creativity in human communication.
First Published: 29/03/2016
Updated: 19/03/2018
Skip Rate and Review
Rate and Review
Create an account to get more
Track your progress
Review and track your learning through your OpenLearn Profile.
Statement of Participation
On completion of a course you will earn a Statement of Participation.
Access all course activities
Take course quizzes and access all learning.
Review the course
When you have finished a course leave a review and tell others what you think.